Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and soon discovered there was a whole world to conquer that went beyond our farm in Mississippi.

Quote by Oprah Winfrey

Topics: Books Quotes, Learning Quotes

It doesn't matter who you are, where you come from. The ability to triumph begins...

It doesn't matter who you are, where you come from. The ability to triumph begins...

What material success does is provide you with the ability to concentrate on other things...

What material success does is provide you with the ability to concentrate on other things...

Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next...

Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next...

Theres nothing worse than rejection. Its worse than death. I would wish sometimes for the...

Theres nothing worse than rejection. Its worse than death. I would wish sometimes for the...

My first day in Chicago, September 4, 1983. I set foot in this city, and...

My first day in Chicago, September 4, 1983. I set foot in this city, and...

I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism....

I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism....

Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want...

Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want...

Please take responsibility for the energy that you bring into this space.

Please take responsibility for the energy that you bring into this space.

What I know is, is that if you do work that you love, and the...

What I know is, is that if you do work that you love, and the...

Follow your instincts. That's where true wisdom manifests itself.

Follow your instincts. That's where true wisdom manifests itself.

Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.

Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.

There is a difference between thinking you deserve to be happy and knowing you are...

There is a difference between thinking you deserve to be happy and knowing you are...

I don't believe in failure. It is not failure if you enjoyed the process.

I don't believe in failure. It is not failure if you enjoyed the process.

The whole point of being alive is to evolve into the complete person you were...

The whole point of being alive is to evolve into the complete person you were...

Lots of your friends want to ride with you in the limo, but what you...

Lots of your friends want to ride with you in the limo, but what you...

Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.

Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.

Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do...

Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do...

I want to use television not only to entertain, but to help people lead better...

I want to use television not only to entertain, but to help people lead better...

All television ever did was shrink the demand for ordinary movies. The demand for extraordinary...

All television ever did was shrink the demand for ordinary movies. The demand for extraordinary...

Every time you think television has hit its lowest ebb, a new program comes along...

Every time you think television has hit its lowest ebb, a new program comes along...